Scottish International Air Show, Low Green, Ayr, Ayrshire, Flight engineer Randy Straughan inside the Canadian Avro Lancaster Bomber Ref VR-A. The Lancaster is dedicated to the memory of P/O Andrew Mynarski and is referred to as the “Mynarski Memorial Lancaster”. It is painted in the colours of his aircraft KB726 – VR-A, which flew with RCAF No. 419 "Moose" Squadron.
The inaugral Scottish International Airshow held at the low green in Ayr, Ayrshire & at Glasgow Prestwick International Airport, featuring static displays flying displays, The Lancaster is dedicated to the memory of P/O Andrew Mynarski and is referred to as the “Mynarski Memorial Lancaster”. It is painted in the colours of his aircraft KB726 – VR-A, which flew with RCAF No. 419 "Moose" Squadron. Andrew Mynarski won the Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth’s highest award for gallantry, on June 13, 1944, when his Lancaster was shot down in flames, by a German night fighter. As the bomber fell, he attempted to free the tail gunner trapped in the rear turret of the blazing and out of control aircraft. The tail gunner miraculously survived the crash and lived to tell the story, but sadly Andrew Mynarski died from his severe burns.
Size: 2700px × 1800px
Location: Prestwick Airport & Ayr, Scotland
Photo credit: © Alister Firth / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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